The warmer weather, blossoming flowers, and giant disco ball on the horizon can only mean one thing: Summer for the City is on its way back to Lincoln Center. The summertime opposite number of the Times Square ball drop that heralds the new year, the hoisting of the 10-foot disco ball on the Manhattan cultural institution’s iconic plaza means New Yorkers of all stripes and visitors from beyond will soon be gathering for a kaleidoscopic lineup of events, almost all free.
A mass wedding. A new take on a Sanskrit epic. Deaf Broadway. Brazil week. Silent discos. Hundreds of events crowd the calendar, just released by Lincoln Center, between June 11 and August 9.|
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) has supported community programming at Summer for the City from the beginning, during which time it’s reached more than a million visitors.
Through a yearslong partnership and landmark grants, SNF has been proud to support Lincoln Center’s work to expand its welcome to its New York neighbors, including those to the west, and visitors from around the world while reimagining what public space can do. This endeavor involves both physical transformations of the space to open up access and programming that creates a sense of belonging for all.